The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2157
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
7:19 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2901
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.6° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.77° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.60° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.